Arch-supporter for boots and shoes.



4J. STERN.,

4ARCH SUPPOBTER FOR BOOTS AND SHOBS. APPLIUATION FILED SEPT.. 6, 1910.

1,000,450, 4 Patented Aug. 15, 191'1.

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JOSEPH STERN, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ARCH-SUPPORTER FOR BOOTS AND SHOES.

Application filed September 6, 1910.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOSEPH STERN, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Arch-Supporters for Boots and Shoes, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in arch supporters for boots andshoes, the object of the invention being to provide a supporter of thischaracter which may be made to fit any size of shoe, which will supportthe arch of a foot in its normal position, and which is elastic to allowfor movements of the foot and render the device comfortable to the user.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which isespecially designed for use by flat footed people to strengthen the archand to render the shoe comfortable to the user.

IVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations and arrangements vofparts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out inthe claim.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l, is a view in longitudinalsection on the line 1 1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2, is an inverted plan view.Fig. 3, is a view in section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4, is aview in section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

My improved arch supporter comprises a plate 1 of spring metal having acovering 2 of leather or other suitable material secured on the upperface of plate l by rivets 3. The plate l, and the cover 2, conform ingeneral outline to the interior lines of a shoe, and the normal shape ofthe bottom of a perfect foot, said leather covering 2 being preferablylarger throughout, overlapping the edges of the metal plate l, andpreventing any contacting of the metal with the foot.

The arched portion 4 of the supporter is provided with longitudinalparallel slits 5, the metal between said slits bowed downwardly andforming springs 6 integral with Copies of this patent may be obtainedfor ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,-

Speciicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 15, 1911.

Serial No. 580,710.

the metal plate and greatly increasing the elasticity and flexibilityofthe same, causing thel plate to return to normal position, butallowing it the maximum of elasticity so as to render the devicecomfortable to the user.

It is to be understood that the springs 6 do not touch the sole of theshoe, and are in no sense supports for the `arch of plate l, but merelyincrease the flexibility of the plate to add to the comfort of the userand enable the device to more perfectly perform its functions as asupporter for flat footed people.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangementof parts described without departing from my invention, and hence I donot limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myselfat liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall withinthe spirit and scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

A device of the character described, comprising a spring metal plateconforming in outline to the general interior outline of a shoe at theheel and instep, a leather covering on the upper face of the plateconforming to the outline of the plate and extending over the edges ofthe plate to snugly hold the support in a shoe, said plate having acompound longitudinal curve, the same curving downward for a shortdistance from its rear end and then upward and again downward in a longgraceful curve forming the arch, said arch having longitudinal parallelslits therein, and the metal between said slits bowed downward andcurved in a direction opposite to the curvature of the arch, forming apair of longitudinally disposed springs, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH STERN.

Witnesses: R. H. KRENKEL,

C. E. Po'rTs.

Washington, D. C.

